EP0679623B1 - Procede de production de 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane - Google Patents

Procede de production de 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane Download PDF

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EP0679623B1
EP0679623B1 EP94903066A EP94903066A EP0679623B1 EP 0679623 B1 EP0679623 B1 EP 0679623B1 EP 94903066 A EP94903066 A EP 94903066A EP 94903066 A EP94903066 A EP 94903066A EP 0679623 B1 EP0679623 B1 EP 0679623B1
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Takashi Yodogawa Works Of Yasuhara
Akinori Yodogawa Works Of Yamamoto
Hirokazu Yodogawa Works Of Aoyama
Eiji Yodogawa Works Of Seki
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    • C07C17/202—Preparation of halogenated hydrocarbons by replacement by halogens of halogen atoms by other halogen atoms two or more compounds being involved in the reaction
    • C07C17/206—Preparation of halogenated hydrocarbons by replacement by halogens of halogen atoms by other halogen atoms two or more compounds being involved in the reaction the other compound being HX
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  • This invention relates to a method of producing 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane.
  • 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (indicated as R-245ca hereafter) is utilized for blowing or cleaning solvent or a heat medium as a substitute for CFC and HCFC. It is especially useful as a urethane blowing agent.
  • R-245ca is synthesized by reacting 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropanol with SF 4 .
  • WO-A-90 08754 discloses a method for preparing 1-chloro-2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropane including the steps of producing 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropanol from tetrafluoroethylene and methanol, then reacting it with sulfuryl chloride to obtain a chlorosulfonic acid ester. and then reacting it with an alkali metal chloride.
  • reaction example for R-245ca suitable for industrial manufacturing is not found at present.
  • An object of this invention is to provide a manufacturing method suitable for industrial use which enables to produce R-245ca at high selectivity, high yield, good operationability and low cost.
  • R-245ca can be produced at high selectivity by a method comprising the steps of reacting 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropane-1-ol with thionyl chloride in the presence of active carbon to obtain 1-chloro-2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropane. and then reacting the 1-chloro-2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropane with hydrogen fluoride in the presence of a fluorinated catalyst.
  • Catalysts used in the reaction of this invention are fluorinated catalysts, for example, there can be used metal fluorides and / or metal oxyfluorides produced by fluorinating a metal oxide, with HF separated from a solution of a metal salt by the use of alkali, for example.
  • hydrochloride and nitrate can be used as the metal salt.
  • ammonia, carbamide, and metal hydroxide can be used as the alkali.
  • a method of obtaining chromium oxide a method of obtaining it by reducing CrO 3 can be adopted, and for a method of obtaining the chromium oxyfluoride, a method of treating CrF 3 (nH 2 O) with oxygen under heating can be adopted.
  • metals used one kind of or a mixture of two or more kinds of metals selected from alminium, chromium, manganese, nickel and cobalt can be used.
  • metal fluorides can be supplied by themselves, as well as carried on suitable carriers.
  • suitable carriers e.g. active carbon or fluorinated aluminium can be used.
  • the reaction temperature can be adequately chosen from the range of 250 to 450 °C, but a too low temperature is not practical due to a slow reaction.
  • the reaction temperature is desirably from 300 to 400 °C.
  • An excess ratio of HF to R-244ca can be selected adequately from the range of 1 to 100 according to the objective conversion rate, the rate of the product, the contact times and the reaction temperature. That is, HF to R-244ca may be from 1 : 1 to 100 : 1. However, although the reaction can be carried out even if the excess ratio of HF is over 100, the productivity decreases not to be practical.
  • the yield of the target product can be raised by refluorinating the raw material returned to a reactor after separating necessary components from the reaction product.
  • the production method of this invention is suitable for the industrial use, because the economical HF is used, R-244ca can be continuously fluorinated by gaseous phase reaction, and the selectivity and yield of the product can be improved.
  • Chromium hydroxide prepared from aqueous chromium nitrate and aqueous ammonia was separated by filtering, washed with water, dried at 100 °C, then molded into cylindrical shape having a diameter of 3mm and a hight of 3mm by a tapping-type molding machine.
  • the thus obtained catalyst was filled in a Hastelloy C-made reaction tube and heated to be kept at 400°C for 1 hour under nitrogen flow. Then, the temperature was lowered to 200 °C and hydrofluoric anhydride was supplied to treat the catalyst for 1 hour to activate.
  • R-244ca used here was prepared by the following steps:
  • reaction based on this invention can bring about an easy production of the objective R-245ca at high selectivity and is suitable for the industrial use.
  • a catalyst was prepared under the same condition as that of Preparation example 1 except for changing chromium nitrate used in Preparation example 1 to a mixture of aluminium nitrate and chromium nitrate (1 : 1 of mole ratio).

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  1. Procédé de production du 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane, comprenant les étapes de mise en réaction du 2,2,3,3-tétrafluoropropan-1-ol avec du chlorure de thionyle en présence de charbon actif pour obtenir du 1-chloro-2,2,3,3-tétrafluoropropane, et ensuite de mise en réaction du 1-chloro-2,2,3,3-tétrafluoropropane avec du fluorure d'hydrogène en présence d'un catalyseur fluoré.
  2. Procédé tel que défini par la revendication 1, dans lequel le catalyseur fluoré est un fluorure et/ou un oxyfluorure obtenu par fluoration d'un oxyde d'une sorte ou de deux ou plusieurs sortes de métaux choisis dans le groupe constitué de l'aluminium, du chrome, du manganèse, du nickel et du cobalt, avec du fluorure d'hydrogène.
  3. Procédé tel que défini par la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la température de la réaction est située dans l'intervalle allant de 250 à 450°C.
  4. Procédé tel que défini dans l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel le fluorure d'hydrogène est mis en contact avec le 1-chloro-2,2,3,3-tétrafluoropropane selon un rapport molaire de 1:1 à 100:1.
EP94903066A 1992-12-29 1993-12-24 Procede de production de 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane Expired - Lifetime EP0679623B1 (fr)

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